Sorry this is gross...

[raelgrin]

Can you help???
I have two kittens, (as you can see from my pic) and they are 15 weeks old now. I have noticed that their bums smell a little bit at the moment but their pooh is normal and their litter tray is kept clean...
***Before I am asked how I know this, they both like to snuggle up under my chin when I am reading and often turn around, passing their bum right under my nose!!!***
Any suggestions???
Sorry for the gross subject!!!
Cheers,
Rachel

[wildwood]

Mmm... can't sleep either, eh?

While we wait for one of the cat experts to awaken perhaps you could state what you feed the kittens. It may be perfectly normal with the diet they are on.

Don't worry about the gross factor on A & N. All animals pass the remnants of their meals and it is part of animal caring. This stuff is often a very handy indicator as to the health state of the animal.

[Answerprancer]

...er don't breathe in when they pass their arses past your face ?
They're mammals, they sh!t, you sh!t - I imagine if your anus passed my face I'd detect something no matter how carefully you wipe.

[raelgrin]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I love the way you write Answerprancer!!!!!! Well I did wonder if it was normal but thought I would AB it anyway!!!

Wildwood - They have Whiskas dry kitten food out as standard and then cat treats of things like chicken and liver sticks, turkey and lamb sticks, cheese pockets, beef pockets, salmon pockets...

[wolf63]

I have two cats Frankie and his sister Merlin.

When Frankie goes to the litter tray he stinks the house out. It is awful as it just hits you like a wave. But he spends ages after going to the litter tray digging, digging and digging in the litter and then he has to clean his paws, and that is either on the walls or on a towel. By the time he comes to see me he is pretty odour free.

His sister goes to the litter tray and then races out again (she is stupid) and her bum does smell if she sticks it in my face. She has long hair so it must cling to her hairy bottom.

Cats stick their bum in your face as a sign of trust - showing that you are no threat to them. You will get used to cat bum in your face. Some mornings it is the first thing that I see.

Have fun with your kittens. My two are 5 and a half years old and have calmed down quite a bit. But they are still fun to have around.

Susan

[woofgang]

teach them to have their bums wiped with a damp piece of kitchen roll

[raelgrin]

Have any of you used this waterless shampoo stuff?? They are great at cleaning the rest of them but obviously not a fan of cleaning their bums lol xx

[woofgang]

if they are babes, I would stick to plain water

[rowanwitch]

as they get older their bodies will be better at extracting fluid from their poo so it will be harder and leave less residue around their bums... they are adorable though and you will get used to waking up to cat bum in face